March 2017
Programmed lights dim to moments in the music and in turn trigger reactions from the three dancers, who look to the lights as points in space, as well as points in time, for their own personal reflection.
Dancers - Nanneh Chehras, Joy Dayaw, and KR Banaag
Performance location - Evoke Dance Studio; Film location - Evidence Studio
Creative Director - Erin Cuevas
Director and Editor - Luke Kraman
Producers - Erin Cuevas, Jana Masset, Joy Dayaw, and Philip Lu
Choreography - Philip Lu, Harmony Cruz, Erin Cuevas, and KR Banaag
Director of Photography - Philips Shum; First Assistant Camera - Mark Armenta
Lighting Engineer - Peter Cuevas
Key Grip - Van Corona
July 2017
The Hsu sisters work together to construct human scale linework drawing through their movement.
Film location - Underground Studios
Dancers - Jeniffer Hsu, Justine Hsu
Creative Director - Erin Cuevas
Director and Editor - Luke Kraman
Producers - Erin Cuevas, Joy Dayaw, Philip Lu, Jana Masset Collatz, and Jan Collatz
Choreographers - Philip Lu, Joy Dayaw, Erin Cuevas, Jeniffer Hsu, and Justine Hsu
Director of Photography - Philips Shum
First Assistant Camera - Mark Armenta
Gaffer - Edgar Gomez
Production Assistant - Chris Lim
Colorist - Philips Shum
Reflect
July 2018
Performed and filmed live for Evoke Dance Company’s Season 10 Showcase, ‘Legacy’
Dancers: Danielle Celestino, Josie Carmona-Salguero, Katherine Moncrief, Phillip Lu
Creative Directors: Erin Cuevas, Joy Dayaw
Expansiveness: Changing Perspective
August 2018
Live feeds of dancers and audience members project onto four mirror and fabric panels, rotating with dancer interaction to generate changing perspectives the surrounding warehouse space.
A+D Museum in Celebration of Women’s Equality Day
Dancers - Cierra Crowle, Dayle Embleton, Nicole Hagen, Megan Kenson, Laura Ksobiech, Leah Lagrange, Madisyn Maniff, Abigail Ruz
Choreography - Victoria Brown and Sarah Rodenhouse of MashUp Contemporary Dance Company
Design - Erin Cuevas and Jana Masset Collatz
Projection - Matthew Conway of HomeMakeLabs
Rotation Hardware - Fathom&Form
Shot May 2018
A gradient of lines, choreography, and music build from start to end for this music video for Maggie Koerner.
Film location - 2426 SET
Dancer - Saaya Anzai
Creative Directors - Erin Cuevas, Jana Masset Collatz
Choreographers - Philip Lu, Joy Dayaw, and Saaya Anzai
Producers - Erin Cuevas, Jana Masset Collatz, Jan Ciollatz, Joy Dayaw, and Philip Lu
Editor - Luke Kraman
Director of Photography and Colorist - Philips Shum
First Assistant Camera - Mark Armenta
Gaffer - James Suter
May 2019
Horizontal scrim with dancers beyond, in interaction with two projectors at different orientations; what results is a contoured artificial landscape.
Los Angeles Dance Project scenography residency
Creative Directors - Erin Cuevas, Jana Masset Collatz
Dancers - Nicole Hagen, Hannah Hawkins, and Megan Kenson of MashUp Contemporary Dance Company
Dance Director - Phillip Lu
Projection - Matthew Conway of HomeMakeLabs
Thanks to LA Dance Project, Zane Tan, Jan Collatz, Walter Wang, Kirill Babikov, Elena Hasbun, See Hong Quek, Niccolò Dambrosio, and Myrna Ayoub
Colorist - Philips Shum
Figure ground compositions animated through projected light highlight specific movements of choreography, as these three dancers move in and out of each others’ frames.
Shot May 2018
Live Performance location - Evoke Dance Studio
Dancers - Joann Hsu, Jaclyn Wang, and Nina Wang
Creative Directors - Erin Cuevas, Philip Lu, and Joy Dayaw
Choreographers - Phillip Lu, Joy Dayaw
Producers - Erin Cuevas, Jana Masset Collatz, Jan Collatz, Joy Dayaw, and Philip Lu
Editor - Luke Kraman
Director of Photography and Colorist - Philips Shum
First Assistant Camera - Mark Armenta
Gaffer - Jamers Suter